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according to a meeting agenda by the health committee. The committee will consider the legislation on Nov. 20. The law would include herbal cigarettes, rolling papers, pipes and electronic smoking devices.

The newly implemented policy limits smoking on the grounds to a designated area; no smoking is permitted in indoor and common areas, according to Tricia Terleckey, community engagement coordinator for Advancing Tobacco-Free Communities of Hamilton, Fulton

The report should come as no surprise to anyone who has purchased a discounted pack of smokes from their local bodega and found an out-of-state tax stamp on the bottom. At a press conference last August, New York City Sheriff Joseph Fucito vowed to crack

New York has the highest inbound smuggling activity, with an estimated 56.8 percent of cigarettes consumed in the state deriving from smuggled sources in 2015. New York is followed by Arizona (44.8 percent of consumption smuggled), Washington (43.7 perce

there’s a good chance that butt was not taxed here. That’s because the “unintended consequences” of high cigarette taxes have made New York City the undisputed butt-smuggling center of the US, according to a new Tax Foundation study. For 2015, the most r

New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) has been preparing to implement the controversial federal policy across its more than 320 developments that house approximately half-a-million residents. “Smoke-Free NYCHA” involves updating resident leases with la

A recent meeting of the Hamptons Health and Safety Board (HHSB) was disrupted when a large group of angry motorists arrived to protest recently enhanced restrictions on smoking. The Hamptons Police Department was called in...rule banning smoking in toples

Schenectady’s well-meaning proposal to prohibit or limit the sale of tobacco products in certain types of stores — specifically convenience stores and stores near schools — goes too far. There are plenty of laws on the books to prevent minors from obtai

New York State will prohibit electronic nicotine delivery devices everywhere ordinary cigarettes are banned, beginning Nov. 22, thanks to a new law. New York’s Clean Indoor Air Act first forbade smoking ordinary cigarettes in bars, restaurants and many p